A recap of who might be the next Governor-General of Australia

Every five years, the Australian Prime Minister does a little magic trick and spin and he — Julia Gillard never got to recommend one — reveals who will be the next Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.

The current governor-general, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) — or Dave to his mates, was appointed by the Queen of Australia on 1 July 2019. Given governors-general tend to serve five-year terms and it doesn’t look like Dave is getting an extension, come July, Australia will have a new governor-general.